Spaghetti Pie-Steph

1 lb. ground beef
1/3 c. chopped onions or flakes
1 (26 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (7 oz) pkg. spaghetti noodles
2 eggs beaten
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
1 (8oz) sour cream (optional)
4 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper to taste

brown meat and onion; drain. stir meat into sauce and simmer for 10 minutes. set aside. break noodles in halves. cook noodles according to package; drain. combine noodles w/ eggs and parm cheese. pour into greased 10 inch pie plate. spoon sour cream over noodles (opt.). pour meat sauce over noodles. bake 350' for 25 minutes. place cheese on top and return to oven until melted.

Tater Tot casserole - steph

1 lb ground beef
1 small onion, chopped or onion flakes
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese or velveeta
1 (32 oz) bag frozen tater tots

brown meat w/ onions, season w/ salt and pepper then drain off fat. layer in bottom of 9x13 casserole dish and cover w/ one can of cream of mushroom soup, undiluted. sprinkle w/ a cup of cheese. top w/ tater tots and bake at 350' for 30 - 40 min. or until the casserole is heated through and the tots are done.

kid friendly and I think Napolean would love this! "are you gonna eat your tots?" "napolean give me your tots" hahahahaha

No Bake Lemonade Pie - Steph

2 prepackaged cookie crumb pie crusts ( vanilla wafer or oreo)
1 (12 oz.) can lemonade, pink lemonade, or limeade, frozen
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 large tub cool whip

mix partially thawed can of lemonade w/ sweetened cond. milk and about half the tub of cool whip. pour into pie crusts. spread with remaining cool whip. chill in fridge for about an hour before serving. you may wish to garnish the pies w/ lemon or lime slices.

chicken roll-ups - Steph

4 chicken breasts
1 pkg. crescent rolls
velveeta cheese cut up is small pieces or you can use the shredded velveeta
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 c. milk

cook chicken. cut breasts into strips or you could shredd them. roll out crescent rolls and lay pieces of chicken and velveeta cheese, then roll up. place in greased 9x13 dish. brown at 400'. warm 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1/2 cup milk. pour over chicken roll-ups. put back into oven and heat until soup mixture bubbles. serves 4 - 6.

skillet sticky chicken - Steph

2 tbls oil
3 lb fryer, cut up - can use boneless/skinless chicken breast or thighs
1 pouch dry onion soup mix
1/2 c. apricot or peach preserves
1/4 c. b-b-q sauce
1/4 c. water

heat oil in skillet and add chicken pieces. cook until chicken is browned on all sides. pour off fat. combine remaining ingrediants in small bowl. stir into skillet. reduce heat to low. cover and simmer 30 min. or until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally.

jalapeno potatoes - Steph

8 medium potatoes
1/2 c butter
3 tbls flour
2 c milk
1 chopped bell pepper
1 large jar chopped pimentos
1 roll garlic cheese
1 roll jalapeno cheese

layer partially cooked, sliced potatoes in 13x9 inch casserole dish. slightly salt and ppper. melt butter in boiler. add bell pepper and simmer untill bell pepper is clear. add flour to milk and stir until dissolved. add milk and flour to butter and bell pepper mixture, stirring until smooth. add cubed cheeses and simmer until melted. stir constantly. add pimentos. pour sauce mixture over potatoes and bake uncovered at 350'. approximately 40 minutes. pretty casserole.

hint: can microwave potatoes until done and pour sauce over. ready to eat or warm up. if using this method, cut milk to 1 1/2 cups.

Hamburger Skillet - Steph

1-2 lbs of Hamburger
onion flakes
salt & pepper
garlic salt
5-6 cooked potatoes peeled and quartered
i cook them like i was going to fix mashed potatoes...but i do NOT mash them up.

brown hamburger in a large skillet - big enough to be able to add potatoes to the meat later. add onion, salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste. add cooked potatoes to hamburger and mix well. warm if needed. this is quick, easy, and tasty!